METHODS TO CONSERVE REMOTE BATTERIES
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, in a wireless headset worn by a user, an audio portion of a media program;
monitoring, in a sensor, a physical state of the user;
detecting, in the sensor, that the user has fallen asleep based on the physical state; and
turning off a wireless receiver of the headset in response to detecting that the user has fallen asleep
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Abstract
A wireless headset receives audio data wirelessly from a television receiver and outputs audio to the user through earphones. The wireless headset includes an inertial sensor that detects an orientation of the user'"'"'s head. If the orientation of the user'"'"'s head indicates that the user is sleeping, then wireless headset turns off the wireless receiver, thereby saving battery life.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, in a wireless headset worn by a user, an audio portion of a media program; monitoring, in a sensor, a physical state of the user; detecting, in the sensor, that the user has fallen asleep based on the physical state; and turning off a wireless receiver of the headset in response to detecting that the user has fallen asleep - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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transmitting audio data from a television receiver to a wireless headset; receiving, in a television receiver, a user input selecting a condition for transmitting a power-down signal to the wireless headset; and transmitting the power-down signal to the wireless headset upon fulfillment of the condition. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A wireless headset, comprising:
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a wireless receiver configured to receive an audio portion of a media program; a speaker configured output the audio portion to a user of the wireless headset; a sensor configured to monitor a physical state of the user and to output a sensor signal indicative of the physical state; and a controller coupled to the wireless receiver, the speaker, and the sensor and configured to receive the sensor signal and to turn off the wireless receiver when the sensor signal indicates that the user has fallen asleep. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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